Mean germination time as an indicator of emergence performance in soil of seed lots of maize (Zea mays)

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 339-347

  Matthews, S ^a   Khajeh Hosseini, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33747038951     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2006.34.2.09     Document Type: Article

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